i asked the same question, i have same problem.
but there is no answer for it, i cant understand why

why the demo of the max plugin version 1.2?
i cant make it run on my 860m maxwell GPU
so i cant test it :O
please update it
thanks

mmphh thats too bad, i dont think there is 1.5 coming for educational
but i should wait then, with a little hope

yes, 2.0 demo is working, there is not problem with that, but i'm a student here, just reach the 1.2

hmm, but in octane 2.1, there is no problem with maxwell right ?

i'm thinking about windows 8.1, maybe it causing this problem ?

hi first
i tried to use octane 1.2 (edu) on my pc that have GTX860m (maxwell one) but it says "cuda gpu not found.
this is a Screenshot http://i61.tinypic.com/122no13.jpg
then i tried octane 2.1 release with demo and it workd like a charm
i'm using windows 8.1 OS
if there are someone who have ...